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3001 (1997)
The Final Odyssey
(The fourth book in the Space Odyssey series)
A novel by Arthur C Clarke

 
Now approaching the millennium, the light of Lucifer is extinguished and for the second time in four million years, the Monolith awakes. The limitless power of an alien technology has decided what part humanity must play in the evolution of the galaxy.
Then it came close enough for visual inspection.

"Goliath here", Chandler radioed Earthwards, his voice tinged with pride as well as solemnity. "We're bringing aboard a 1000-year-old astronaut. And I can guess who it is. "

Thus after drifting to an icy death in 2001: A Space Odyssey, the body of astronaut Frank Poole is recovered in the outer reaches of the Solar System. Preserved at near absolute zero, it is a simple task for medical science a millennium hence to restore Poole to life--though strangely for a novel which pits religion against science, the metaphysical implications of technological resurrection are unexamined --and the first half is devoted to Poole's integration into the society of the future. If anything he adjusts with far too little grief or culture shock: apart from mourning his dog, and learning how the new technology works, he faces no major difficulties. Still, the world of the future is drawn with broad, imaginative strokes and apart from a persistent continuity error which makes Poole 6 years old in 2001, this is fascinating stuff. The plot kicks into gear with the revelation that the famous black monoliths may ultimately not have humanity's interests at heart, leading to a perfunctorily presented struggle for survival. Clarke himself notes that the ending is functionally identical to that of Independence Day, though novel and film were created simultaneously. Not the hoped-for late classic, 3001: the Final Odyssey does provide the satisfaction of closure to Clarke's epic Odyssey Quartet.--Gary S. Dalkin

Genre: Science Fiction

 
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Hardback Editions

June 2008 : Library Binding
Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1439501807 / 9781439501801
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January 1998 : Library Binding
Title: 3001 3001: The Final Odyssey the Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur Charles Clarke
ISBN: 061313205X / 9780613132053 (USA edition)
Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval
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June 1999 : Hardback
Title: X3001 Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Clarke Arthur C
ISBN: 0261672746 / 9780261672741 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Collins Promotion
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December 1998 : Hardback
Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey (Charnwood Library)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0708990452 / 9780708990452 (UK edition)
Publisher: Charnwood (Large Print)
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June 1997 : Hardback
Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0783881908 / 9780783881904 (USA edition)
Publisher: G K Hall & Co
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March 1997 : Hardback
Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey (Voyager)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0246126892 / 9780246126894 (UK edition)
Publisher: Voyager
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February 1997 : Hardback
Title: 3001 The Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0345315227 / 9780345315229 (USA edition)
Publisher: Del Rey
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1997 : Hardback
Title: 3001: THE FINAL ODYSSEY.
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 3802525590 / 9783802525599
Publisher: BCA
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Paperback Editions

November 1997 : Paperback
Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0586066241 / 9780586066249 (UK edition)
Publisher: Voyager
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October 1999 : Paperback
Title: 3001 the Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur Charles Clarke
ISBN: 0345438205 / 9780345438201 (USA edition)
Publisher: Del Rey Books
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January 1998 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: (3001: The Final Odyssey) By Clarke, Arthur Charles (Author) mass_market on 28-Jan-1998
Author(s):: Arthur Charles Clarke
ISBN: 0517287684 / 9780517287682 (USA edition)
Publisher: Del Rey Books
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March 1998 : Paperback
Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur Charles Clarke
ISBN: 0345421337 / 9780345421333 (USA edition)
Publisher: Del Rey Books
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January 1998 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0345423496 / 9780345423498 (USA edition)
Publisher: Del Rey
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1997 : Paperback
Title: 3001 : The Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0345421183 / 9780345421180 (USA edition)
Publisher: Harper Collins
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Audio Editions

January 2001 : Audio CD
Title: 3001: the Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0753110849 / 9780753110843 (UK edition)
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
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January 1998 : Audio Cassette
Title: 3001: Complete & Unabridged: The Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0753103540 / 9780753103548 (UK edition)
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
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October 1997 : Audio Cassette
Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0001054155 / 9780001054158 (UK edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins
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March 1997 : Audio Cassette
Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0679459529 / 9780679459521 (USA edition)
Publisher: Random House Audio
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Kindle Editions

November 2012 : Kindle edition
Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke Collection: The Odyssey)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: B00AHG9KYE
Publisher: RosettaBooks
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